The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-23
CHATS By THE WAL. .

his retirement rom offios 4 10 mas peen
living in Tunics county, where he
owns several valuable tracts o. land.
AIweek or two sssgo one Of his to. nants
informed him that bears were ds\vas-
Eating the corn in the fields adjoining
the swamp. He did not credit the
story very much, but finally consent
cd to 70 with them, and II, In fact, the
corn destroyers were bears he would
have some great sport shooting them.
About O'Clock the next morning,
armed with shotguns and pistol
each, he and the tive tenants started
for the locality where bruin was work
ingso much ruin. Long before they
came In sight OF their victims, they
could hear the corn being torn and
slasbed as 1t was jerked to the
ground to give the praying intruden
an early breakfast. Cautiously ap-
preaching within easy shooting range
the party were startled to see before
them eight or ten huge besrs. With
deliberate aim fire was opened, two Of
the big black kings OF the dense
swamp fell TO the ground, and as the
Others scampered away two more were
brought TO a death halt by well
directed bullets. Mr.. Myers is certain
oil OF those that escaped were wounded
either seriously or slightly. To say
that he Yves elated is putting 1t mildly.
He cared not for the havoc which had
been played with his corn, but like q
conqueror, exultiDg over fallen in
vader, he walked from one to the
other with his empty pistol
In hand, while his two companions
went for a four horse wagon In which
TO haul the great booty to bis house,
where 1t was properly q eyed aud quar-.
tered He could well afford to exhibit
freely his well known hospitality, ard
all bis neighbors ieasted on bear mat
for days thereafter.
-.
Remarked a well known druggist
yesterday: "The interview you pub
lished with the physician as to the
effect oil women who are sick riding
on our rough and tumble street cars,
was one OF the best things have seen
lately. Every word OF 1t ia literally
true. have heard ladies complain Of
the pain they suffered from being
bumped and josiled over the worse
than country road etreet crossings.
The APPRAL has done valiant service
for the people In chsmpioning their
rights ss against the Street Car Com
pany, but / think tina. the interview
referred 10 was one OF the best ehots
yet. Let the war 20 on until this
shameless end soullees corporation shall
act decently with lite patrons"
Mr. W. A. watsin, a prominent
young merchant OF Dallas, Texas,
stopped at the Peabody q few hours
last night on his way home from
the East. ~ have had long, dusty
trip," said be, "and am anxious 70
get home. 1 saw nothing particu-
larry new In the East, for have been
over the ground frequently before.
People there are we'll settled In BUSH
meas and have made their money
already and there Is not 30 much bus
tie and hustle as you see In the South
and West"
"You had an exciting canvass in
your State on the Prohibition amend
ment; are the people sat-
isfed 2" Perfectly. Probibitionists
included, l think. The local features
OF that campaign we've in many re-
specie very interesting. both from Q
serious and ridiculous standpoint.
Texas does everything on a big scale,
you know, and the majority against
the amendment was so overwhelming
that think We have heard the last OF
It."
r. II. Mccullough, 90 sffable and
genial o conductor 10 ever punched
coupons for the Pullman Sleeping Car
Company, halls from Pittsburg, but
runs all the way from New York 10
this city, coming by way OF the Louis-
vile and Nashville road, 10 In town,
I'VE conductors generally get the best
OF everything golng," he observed last
evening between puns Of his fragrant
havana; there are none OF the cities
which stop In that suTpssses this one
In hotel facilities; nor do think that
there Is any city where q stranger 10
treated with more cordial hospitality,
but you Southerners have cultivated
this as one OF the Aue arts and can't be
outrivaled In IT,"
The Hon. John Amber Smith, who
was a member OF the Forty.third
Congrets for the Richmond, Va, dis
uict, stopped a moment In Memphis
last night, on his way 10 Little Rock,
Ark. Like many other ex.members OF
Congress, the fluctuations OF WASH
ington attracted him 20 strongly at the
end Of bis official career that he went
there 10 practice Law, and has made Il
profitable. He still tskes a live
interest in Virginia politics. Speaking
on that subject, be said, "Ths
political situation there 10 q
peculiar one, ard perplsIes me no
little. In the fret place, the State
In hopel tssly bankrupt, but neither
political party IL Inclined TO acknov.
ledge II. They might a. well do II
once for all. / do not think that the
Republicans will ever solve the debt
question or defeat the Democrats.
Malone, who has Of late years stirred
up the strife there, is tho deadest man
politically In the state. Not even his
irmer closest friends have any respect
ior him. He IL done for. As for Rid
dieeerger, i think he has crea,ei his
last public sensation. The physiciana
have pronounced his condition crit.
icAl-l mean from q mental stand
poin;-snd he has been released from
jail. II he had been at himself he
never would have committed such Q
Jolly. He was q brilliant young iel-
low, and y isa pity 10 see such an In